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Overview

This report shows the baseline and robustness results from the empirical exercise in the paper “Do local and foreign newspapers unveil the same economic policy uncertainty shocks?” by E. Andres-Escayola, C. Ghirelli, L. Molina, J.J. Perez, and E. Vidal. In particular, here we report the impulse response functions from the Bayesian VAR model. Please refer to the paper for specific details.

Prepared by E. Andres-Escayola

Table of contents

[Baseline results]

  • [Press comparison]
  • [Local press]
  • [Spanish press]
  • [International press]

[Robustness results]

Country-specific results

Idiosyncratic and common factor

IRFs to EPU shocks

Portfolio capital flows & GDP (base)

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The baseline (base) results include the common factor and the idiosyncratic (idio) results exclude the common factor. The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. The local press corresponds to the red chart, the Spanish to the black one, and the Anglo-saxon to the blue one. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible sets for 15 periods.

Portfolio capital flows & GDP (idio)

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The baseline (base) results include the common factor and the idiosyncratic (idio) results exclude the common factor. The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. The local press corresponds to the red chart, the Spanish to the black one, and the Anglo-saxon to the blue one. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible sets for 15 periods.

Portfolio capital flows & GDP (com)

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The baseline (base) results include the common factor and the idiosyncratic (idio) results exclude the common factor. The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. The local press corresponds to the red chart, the Spanish to the black one, and the Anglo-saxon to the blue one. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible sets for 15 periods.

Exchange rate & GDP (base)

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The baseline (base) results include the common factor and the idiosyncratic (idio) results exclude the common factor. The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. The local press corresponds to the red chart, the Spanish to the black one, and the Anglo-saxon to the blue one. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible sets for 15 periods.

Exchange rate & GDP (idio)

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The baseline (base) results include the common factor and the idiosyncratic (idio) results exclude the common factor. The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. The local press corresponds to the red chart, the Spanish to the black one, and the Anglo-saxon to the blue one. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible sets for 15 periods.

Exchange rate & GDP (com)

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The baseline (base) results include the common factor and the idiosyncratic (idio) results exclude the common factor. The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. The local press corresponds to the red chart, the Spanish to the black one, and the Anglo-saxon to the blue one. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible sets for 15 periods.

Equity & GDP (base)

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The baseline (base) results include the common factor and the idiosyncratic (idio) results exclude the common factor. The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. The local press corresponds to the red chart, the Spanish to the black one, and the Anglo-saxon to the blue one. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible sets for 15 periods.

Equity & GDP (idio)

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The baseline (base) results include the common factor and the idiosyncratic (idio) results exclude the common factor. The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. The local press corresponds to the red chart, the Spanish to the black one, and the Anglo-saxon to the blue one. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible sets for 15 periods.

Equity & GDP (com)

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The baseline (base) results include the common factor and the idiosyncratic (idio) results exclude the common factor. The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. The local press corresponds to the red chart, the Spanish to the black one, and the Anglo-saxon to the blue one. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible sets for 15 periods.

Country-specific results

Benchmark comparison CO

CO IRFs to EPU shocks

Portfolio capital flows & GDP

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible set for 15 periods.

Exchange rate & GDP

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible set for 15 periods.

Equity & GDP

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible set for 15 periods.

Robustness idiosyncratic comparison CO

CO IRFs to EPU shocks

Portfolio capital flows & GDP

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible set for 15 periods.

Exchange rate & GDP

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible set for 15 periods.

Equity & GDP

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible set for 15 periods.

Robustness common CO

CO IRFs to EPU shocks

Portfolio capital flows & GDP

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible set for 15 periods.

Exchange rate & GDP

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible set for 15 periods.

Equity & GDP

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible set for 15 periods.

Benchmark comparison AR

AR IRFs to EPU shocks

Portfolio capital flows & GDP

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible set for 15 periods.

Exchange rate & GDP

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible set for 15 periods.

Equity & GDP

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible set for 15 periods.

Robustness idiosyncratic comparison AR

AR IRFs to EPU shocks

Portfolio capital flows & GDP

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible set for 15 periods.

Exchange rate & GDP

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible set for 15 periods.

Equity & GDP

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible set for 15 periods.

Robustness common AR

AR IRFs to EPU shocks

Portfolio capital flows & GDP

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible set for 15 periods.

Exchange rate & GDP

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible set for 15 periods.

Equity & GDP

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible set for 15 periods.

Benchmark comparison PE

PE IRFs to EPU shocks

Portfolio capital flows & GDP

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible set for 15 periods.

Exchange rate & GDP

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible set for 15 periods.

Equity & GDP

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible set for 15 periods.

Robustness idiosyncratic comparison PE

PE IRFs to EPU shocks

Portfolio capital flows & GDP

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible set for 15 periods.

Exchange rate & GDP

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible set for 15 periods.

Equity & GDP

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible set for 15 periods.

Robustness common PE

PE IRFs to EPU shocks

Portfolio capital flows & GDP

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible set for 15 periods.

Exchange rate & GDP

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible set for 15 periods.

Equity & GDP

(Percentage points)

Source: Own estimations.

Note: The first chart corresponds to the response of the financial variable and the second to the response of GDP. Both responses are with respect to a 1 STD shock of the EPU. We report the median response with the corresponding 84%-16% credible set for 15 periods.